Nehemiah 3:16

Nehemiah 3:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth–zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
• New International Version (NIV)Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur, made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired to a point opposite the tombs of David, as far as the artificial pool, and as far as the house of the mighty men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, leader of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs as far as the place in front of the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and as far as the House of the Mighty.

Context of Nehemiah 3:16

14Malchijah the son of Rechab, the official of the district of Beth-haccherem repaired the Refuse Gate. He rebuilt it and set its doors with its bolts and its bars. 15Shallum the son of Col-hozeh, official of the district of Mizpah repaired the Fountain Gate. He rebuilt it and covered it [with a roof], and set up its doors with its bolts and its bars, and [he rebuilt] the wall of the Pool of Shelah (Siloam) by the King’s Garden as far as the stairs that descend [the eastern slope] from [the section of Jerusalem known as] the City of David. After him Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, official of half the district of Beth-zur, repaired [the wall] as far as [a point] in front of the tombs of David, and as far as the artificial pool and the house of the guards. 17After him the Levites carried out repairs under Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, official of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district. 18After him their brothers carried out repairs under Bavvai the son of Henadad, official of [the other] half of the district of Keilah.

Nehemiah 3:16 word by word

אַחֲרָ֤יו הֶחֱזִיק֙ נְחֶמְיָ֣ה בֶן־עַזְבּ֔וּק שַׂ֕ר חֲצִ֖י פֶּ֣לֶךְ בֵּֽית־צ֑וּר עַד־נֶ֙גֶד֙ קִבְרֵ֣י דָוִ֔יד וְעַד־הַבְּרֵכָה֙ הָעֲשׂוּיָ֔ה וְעַ֖ד בֵּ֥ית הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him repairedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
• Nehemiahנְחֶמְיָהnechemyâh · NehemiahH5166
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Azbukעַזְבּוּק‛azbûq · AzbukH5802
• the rulerשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the halfחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• partפֶּ֫לֶךְpelek · districtH6418
• of Beth–zurבֵּית־צוּרbêyth tsûr · Beth-zurH1049
• over against the sepulchresקֶ֫בֶרqeber qibrâh · graveH6913
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and to the poolבְּרֵכָהberêkâh · poolH1295
• that was madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• and unto the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of the mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368

Cross-references for Nehemiah 3:16

• Nehemiah 3:9Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
• Joshua 15:58Halhul, Beth-zur and Gedor,
• 1 Chronicles 2:45The son of Shammai was Maon; Maon became the father of Bethzur.
• 2 Chronicles 11:7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
• 2 Chronicles 16:14They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the City of David, and they laid him on a bier which he had filled with various kinds of spices blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire in his honor.
• Acts 2:29“Brothers, I may confidently and freely say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
• 2 Kings 20:20The rest of the acts of Hezekiah and all his might, and how he made the [Siloam] pool and the aqueduct and brought water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
• Isaiah 7:3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out to meet Ahaz [king of Judah], you and your son Shear-jashub, at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field;
• Isaiah 22:11You also made a reservoir between the two walls For the waters of the Old Pool, But you did not look to its Maker, Nor did you recognize Him who planned it long ago.
• 1 Kings 14:27So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and handed them over to the captains of the palace guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house.
• 2 Chronicles 12:10In their place King Rehoboam made shields of bronze and entrusted them to the care of the officers of the guard who guarded the door of the king’s house.

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The pool that was made - Calmet supposes that this was the reservoir made by Hezekiah, when besieged by Sennacherib, 2 Chronicles 32:4. The house of the mighty - Probably a place where a band of soldiers was kept, or the city guard.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Beth-zur - Now Beit-sur, on the road from Jerusalem to Hebron Joshua 15:58. By “the sepulchres of David” must be understood the burial place in which David and the kings his descendants to the time of Hezekiah were interred. This was an excavation in the rock, in the near vicinity of the temple Ezekiel 43:7-9, and on its western side. The position of the burial-place was well known until the destruction of the city by Titus; but modern research has not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The district of Beth-zur was just north of Hebron. The tombs of David’s family might refer to where King David was buried (1 Kings 2:10; 11:43; 2 Chronicles 21:20; Acts 2:29). The House of the Mighty might have been a tomb for David’s mighty men (2 Samuel 23:8–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty--that is, along the precipitous cliffs of Zion [Barclay].Read the comment

Topics related to Nehemiah 3:16

• Azbuk
• Beth-Zur
• Gihon
• Government
• Hezekiah
• Nehemiah
• Persia

In the dictionaries

• David
• Nehemiah
• Beth-Zur
• Baths
• Azbuk
• Genealogy
• Maccabees, Books of
• Repair
• Zuriel
• Bath, Bathing

Commentaries on Nehemiah 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings